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IV'ILLIAM J. SHINN, OF HERMITAGE, MISSOURI.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,220, dated June 17,1890. Application filed January 17, 1890. Serial No. 337,239. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM J. SHINN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hermitage, in the county of Hickory and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in gates.

The object of the present invention is to provide a lever-opening gateof simple and inexpensive construction, adapted to be readily openedwithout the necessity of dismounting from a horse or vehicle, andcapable of remaining open until the person has passed through and ofbeing automatically latched.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gate constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the gate.Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View. Fig. 4 is a detail view of themovable frame and the operating-rod that controls the latches.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a gate, which ishinged to a post 2, and has its top bar 3 extending rearward and forminga projection 4, upon which is mounted a movable frame 5, composed of thebars 6 and 7, which are arranged at an angle and have their outer endssecured together and pivotally connected to an operating-rod 8, thatcontrols latches 9 and 10. The bar 7 is pivoted to the rearwardextension of the top bar 4 by a pin 11, which extends downward and formsthe upper pintle of the gate and engages an eye of the hinged post 2,and is supported bya staple. The other bar 6 of the frame is providedwith a longitudinal slot 13, which is engaged by a pin 14, that projectsfrom the top of the rearward extension 4 of the gate and limits themotion or the movement of the frame 5. The rod 8 is provided at itsopposite end with a recess 15, in which are arranged the short arms 16and 17 of the latches 9 and 10, and the said arms 16 and 17 are adaptedto be engaged, respectively, by the rear and front walls of the recess15 of the operating-rod 8 to release the gate and allow the same to beopened or closed after being locked in its open position.

The gate is operated by rods 18 and 19, whose adjacent ends are pivotedto the movable frame at the point where the bars 6 and 7 cross eachother, and the said rods are sup ported by posts 20 and 21, whose upperends are bifurcated and provided with rollers 22, that enable the rodsto move easily.

The latch-post 23 is provided with a keeper 24, whose recess is arrangedto be engaged by the lower latch 10 when the gate is closed, and thesupporting-post 21 is provided with a similar keeper 25, whose recess isarranged to be engaged by the upper latch 9 to retain the gate in itsopen position and prevent its closing until after the person has passedthrough. When the gate is closed, and one of the rods 18 or 19 is movedto open the gate, the movable frame swings on its pivot 11 the length ofthe slot 13, which distance is sufficient to bring the front wall of therecess 15 into engagement with the short arm 17 of the lower latch andraise the latter from engagement with the keeper 24 of the latchpost andrelease the gate and allow the latter to be opened. The gate swings openand the upper latch 9 engages the keeper 25 of the supporting-post 21and the gate is locked in its open position, and is held there until theperson has passed through, and then one of the rods 18 or 19 is againmoved, which operates the rod 8 and brings the rear wall of the recessinto engagement with the short arm 16 of. the upper latch 9, and raisesthe latter from the keeper and allows the gate to swing to and bring thelower latch again into engagement'with the keeper of the latch-post 24to lock the gate. The hingepost 2 is braced by a beam 26, that extendsrearward therefrom, and by a beam 27, that connects the hinge-post tothe supportingpost 20 and prevents the gate sagging.

The gate may be of any desirable construction, and is provided with aguard-wire 28, that extends from the pivot of the lower latch to thekeeper 24 and prevents the gate from being accidentally opened by cattlerubbing against it.

It will readily be seen that the gate is simple and inexpensive in itsconstruction, adapted to be readily opened and closed, and capable IOCof being automatically latched to retain it in its open and closedpositions.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of thegate, the upper and lower latches secured to the gate, the operating-rod8, arranged to engage the latches alternately, and the movable framepivoted to the gate and the operating-rod and adapted to be moved on itspivot when the gate is opened and closed, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

2. The combination of the gate, the upper andlower latches, the frame 5,pivoted to the gate and capable of limited movement, the operating-rod8, pivoted to the frame and arranged between and alternately operatingthe latches, and the rods pivoted to the frame and adapted to open andclose the gate, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the gate, the upper and lower latches secured tothe gate, the frame 5, composed of the bars 6 and 7, pivoted to the gateand provided with a longitudinal slot 13, adapted to limit the movementof the frame, the rod 8, pivoted to the frame 5 and provided with therecess 15, arranged to engage with the latches alternately, and theframe 5, composed of the bars 6 and 7, pivoted to the gate and providedwith a longitudinal slot 13, adapted to limit the movement of the frame,the rod 8, pivoted to the frame 5 and provided with the recess 15,arranged to engage the latches alternately, the rods 18 and v19, securedto the frame 5 and adapted to operate the gate, and the posts 20 and 21,havin g bifurcated upper ends with rollers 22, the rods 18 and 19fitting in the bifurcated ends and resting on the rollers, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence-of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. SHINN.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. LINDSEY, BENJAMIN F. CREED.

